含羞草研究所

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • Two recent talks by 含羞草研究所 professors give some context to the ebola outbreak response from two angles, one by a virologist examining the nature of epidemics, and the other from a perspective of government response, specifically in Liberia.
    October 3, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students will have the opportunity to get closer to the stars thanks to a three-year arrangement that provides them with valuable access to a world-class telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico.
    October 1, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Eli Goberdon 鈥16, a computer science major from Scranton, Pa. I have a fascination with storytelling, especially storytelling through the use of computers. One way stories are conveyed through computers is 3D graphics software.
    August 18, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Peter Juviler 鈥15, Mae Staples 鈥15, and Kelly French 鈥15, who are being advised by Frank Frey, associate professor of biology and environmental studies. For centuries, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people have used plants to [鈥
    August 4, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Katie Karnes 鈥17, an astrogeophysics major from Cincinnati, Ohio. It鈥檚 3:45 a.m. on a Thursday and I鈥檓 staring at the four monitors in front of me, trying to focus on saving the files correctly. [鈥
    July 28, 2014
  • Melissa Barnard '15 and Tia Cervarich '16 work in the lab of Professor Anthony Chianese.
    含羞草研究所 chemistry professor Anthony Chianese recently received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his research into how to convert solar energy into a liquid transportable form like methanol or ethanol. Chianese and his student researchers are attempting to develop catalysts for chemical reactions that use the sun鈥檚 energy to convert low-energy [鈥
    July 25, 2014